Pole cap



7 June 9, 1925. 1,541,269

w. J. MCFERRAN A POLE 'CA P Filed April 7. 1924 June 9, 1925.

PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM J. MGFERBAN, OF IEIERRE, SOUTH DAKOTA.

PQLE CA Application filed April 7,

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, \VILLIAM J. MCFER- RAN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pierre, in the county of Hughes and State of South Dakota, have invented a new and useful Pole Cap, of which the followingisa specification,

This invention relates to wagon pole caps and aims to provide novel means designed to cooperate with the usual neck yoke ring to lock the ring to the pole and eliminate any possibility of the same beiomingaccidentally displaced.

Another important object of the invention is to provide a device of this character which may be readily and easily moved to its inactive position to permit the removal of the neck yoke supported on the pole.

lVith the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departin from the spirit of the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a fragmentai elevational view disclosing a pole supplied with a cap constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 22 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 2323 of Figure 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the reference character 5 designates a pole tip which is of the usual construction.

The cap forming the essence of this in vention is indicated generally by the reference character 6 and comprises a length of metal positioned over the tip of the pole, and secured thereto as by means of the securing members 7 and 8.

The lower portion of the cap is curved upwardly as at 9 so that'the forward portion thereof will be guarded should the pole move over the ground surface on which the same may be resting.

An offset portion 10 forms a part of the cap and defines a shoulder 11 adapted to be engaged by the neck yoke ring shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 of the drawing and indicated at 12, so that the animals which may be hitched to the neck yoke, may efii- 1924. Serial No. 70%,779.

ciently hold back the wagon of which the pole 5' forms a part.

The forward end of the cap is spaced from the forward end of the pole 5 as at- IS, the edges of the cap being rounded so that the usual ring employed for connecting a pair of draft animals to the pole will not be cut by the sharp edges of the cap. Forming a part of the cap is an upwardly and rearward'ly extended portion 1% formed by bending a portion of the length of metal of which the cap is formed upon itself, he offset portion'being curved rearwardly to provide a hook while the space between the overlapping portions of the offset portion let will act as a keeper to hold the securing ring 15.

The securing ring is formed preferably of a length of metal bent in a manner to pro vide a construction as shown by Figure 2, the ends of the length of metal being isposed in spaced relation with each other and twisted laterally providing locking fingers 16 adapted to move within the space between the overlappling sections of the ofset portion let and bite thereinto to insure against movement of the locking ring when moved to its locked position.

'In order that the pressure of the side members of the ring 15 will set up a binding action between the ring and edges of the hook member, the hook member is formed with inclined side edges 17 having depressed portions 18 forming rests for the side members of the ring member 15 as clearly shown by Figure 2 of the drawing. Thus it will be seen that in order to move the ring 15 to its inactive position, or to the position as shown in dotted lines in Figure 1 of the drawings, it is necessary to force the ing member upwardly against the binding action between the ring and hook member.

From the foregoing it will be obvious that due to this construction, the ring member 12 will be held against accidental displacement from the wagon pole when the ring member 15 is moved to its active position.

I claim l. A pole cap including a lower offset portion defining a shoulder to be engaged by a ring member of a neck yoke, an offset portion formed along the upper edge of the cap to provide a hook member, and formed by bending portionsof the cap upon itself, a locking link disposed between the portions of the hook member, means for setting vlli) up a binding action between the hook member and link member, and said link member adapted to provide an abutment for a neck yoke ring supported on the Cap.

2. A pole capincluding a lower offset portion defining a shoulder to be engaged by a V neck yoke ring, a hook member, a'seeuring ring carried by the hook member and adapted to provide an abutment for the neck yoke ring supported on the pole cap, said hook member having its side edges cut away, said ring member having its ends disposed in spaced relation with each other and adapted to frictionally engage the side edges of the hook member to set up a binding action, and fingers carried by the ring member and adapted to bite into the hook member.

3. A pole cap including a lower offset portion, an upper offset portion curved rear- Wardly to provide a hook member, said hook member being formed by bending a portion of the cap upon itself, said ring member adapted to be positioned between the por-z and said ring member having laterally ex-v tended portions adapted to bite into the hook member and restrict movement thereof.

4. A pole cap including a lower offset portion and an upper: offset portion curved rearwardly, a locking member pivotally connected With the upper offset portion and adapted to look a yoke ring on the pole, said pole cap having a forward upwardly curved portion to guide the pole supplied with the cap over the ground surface, and said looking member having means to restrict movement thereof.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiiXed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

WILLIAM J. MoFERRAN.

Witnesses:

MARK EWERT, A. S. VEMMERING. 

